CEMEX partners with the royal society for the protection of birds

June 4th, 2009
CEMEX partners with the royal society for the protection of birds

4th June 2009: Global building
solutions company CEMEX has entered into a two year partnership with
the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to accelerate the
development of CEMEX’s biodiversity strategy.

This development marks a strengthening of CEMEX’s involvement with
the RSPB, which has a track record spanning several decades at former
quarry sites, such as Denge Quarry in Kent.

The new partnership involves the appointment of an RSPB advisor who
will be dedicated to CEMEX, and support the company in its development
of a national biodiversity strategy, and provide specialist advice and
assistance with restoration plans for the company’s many quarries.

In 2007, CEMEX signed a global Memorandum of Understanding with Birdlife International. This involves a 10-year partnership
for BirdLife's counsel, advice and expertise that will be integrated
into the management of over 400 quarry sites operated by CEMEX around
the world. The Birdlife International partner in the UK is Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB); and so this complementary
relationship will help drive CEMEX’s improvement of its biodiversity
management at a more local level.

CEMEX UK’s director of sustainability, Andrew Spencer, explained:
"We are very excited about the partnership with the RSPB, and look
forward to working together to finding constructive business
solutions, while seeking to enhance the environment.”

Dr Mark Avery, the RSPB’s Director of Conservation, said: “High
quality restoration of mineral sites offers an effective way to create
huge areas of wildlife habitat. This partnership is hugely welcome as
it is a real commitment from a major operator to make this vision a
reality. Our expertise in landscape restoration applied across CEMEX’s
network of more than 80 quarries has the potential to make a real
difference. This is positive conservation in action.”

More information:
The picture shows a Peregrine Falcon in one of CEMEX’s quarries. For
more information, please contact Director of Communications &
Public Affairs, Marit Meyer-Bell on email marit.meyerbell@cemex.com

CEMEX:
CEMEX is a global building materials solutions company and leading
supplier of cement, ready-mixed concrete and aggregates. In the UK,
CEMEX also produces asphalt, and has a significant share of the roof
tile, rail sleepers, concrete-block paving, and concrete-block
segments. CEMEX has a national supply network in the UK to ensure that
quality building materials are available to customers locally. For
more information, see www.CEMEX.co.uk or www.CEMEX.com

RSPB:
The RSPB speaks out for birds and wildlife, tackling the problems that
threaten our environment. Nature is amazing - help us keep it that way.
Click here to join today www.rspb.org.uk/join
'The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered
charity: England and Wales no. 207076, Scotland no. SC037654